Best Potato Latkes
Classic crispy potato pancakes — grated potatoes, onion, fried golden with applesauce & sour cream.
Ingredients
- 2½ lbs russet potatoes
- 1 large onion
- 2 eggs · matzo meal or potato starch
- Salt · pepper · baking powder
- Oil for frying
Instructions
- Grate potatoes + onion → squeeze dry.
- Mix with eggs + binder + seasonings.
- Heat ½ inch oil → fry ¼-cup patties 3–4 min/side.
- Drain → salt → serve hot.
Notes
- Squeeze dry = max crisp
- Hot oil = no grease
- Freezes raw or cooked beautifully
- Reheats crispier in the oven
- Applesauce + sour cream = non-negotiable